Malvasia Frizzante - Colli Piacentini Denominazione di Origine Controllata Vino Frizzante

Best Italian sparkling wine 2017

Wine produced by white Malvasia of Candia, a grape native to ancient Greece and present in the Piacenza Hills for centuries.
The Malvasia of Cantina di Vicobarone is the result of the selection of the best vineyards cultivated with passion and respect, which produce this extraordinary grape color gold. The wine is floral, sapid, with a typical bitter finish and a fine and persistent perlage.
Perfect accompanies both vegetable and crustacean appetizers as well as cold cuts and white meats.

Serve at 6° – 8° C.

Other contents

Food pairing: Ideal throughout the meal, paired with Piacenza cured meats and perfect as an aperitif.
History of the grape variety: The white Malvasia of Candia aromatica derives its name from the Greek town of Monemvasia, in the island of Candia, the present Crete. It is not known exactly when the vine arrived in the hills of Piacenza, but in the annals of agriculture of the Kingdom of Italy of Filippo Re, year 1813, Malvasia is mentioned among the local varieties. At the beginning of the years ’60 is already the white grape most cultivated in Piacenza, covering 40% of the hectares of white grapes present in the province. To learn more, click here.

Our traditional wines GUTTURNIO, MALVASIA and ORTRUGO participate in the project “ VIVA Sustainable Wine ”of the Ministry of the Environment to measure the performance of sustainability of Italian wine.